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Ant and Dec told to quit I'm a Celeb days before new series starts

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have been urged to step down from their hosting roles on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here ahead of the new series on Sunday.

The presenting pair have fronted the programme, which sees celebs rough it in the Australian jungle, for more than 20 years with them cheering on tens of celebs as they take on the gruesome trials. Many of the infamous Bushtucker Trials have involved the use of rats, snakes, spiders and other jungle critters as well as live insects during the eating challenges.

Ahead of the new series, which begins this weekend, animal rights charity PETA have published an open letter online, urging 46-year-old Ant and Dec, 47, to quit the show due to some of the trials, the Mirror reports.

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